Bitcoin hits its fast line as DXY flashes a risk signal

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By Aaron Dishner
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My September 11, 2026 read separates a likely short-term crypto bounce from the risk of a deeper pullback, while oil strength and broad metals selling add cross-market pressure.

BTC reaches the Fast line and closes inside the Cloud

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Bitcoin daily Binance chart

BTC reached its Fast line, closed just below the 0.786 Fibonacci retracement at $76,706 and printed a TBT Bearish Divergence. Because it closed inside the Cloud, a deeper move inside the Cloud is more likely, but I think a short-term bounce comes first. OBV is starting to look like the top of a rollercoaster, although it is too early to make that call. My broader view remains that dips are for buying.

ETH remains strong bullish at its support fan

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Ethereum daily Binance chart

ETH remains strong bullish. Thursday’s low wicked into the first support fan and bounced back, Friday opened at that fan, the Slow line continues to point up and price did not touch the Fast line. ETH is holding up better than BTC, including through ETH/BTC, though its OBV has a similar early rollercoaster shape.

DXY prints a bullish-divergence Cluster

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DXY daily TVC chart

Hotter-than-expected PPI may have contributed to DXY’s 0.31% Thursday close and TBT Bullish Divergence Cluster. The inverse of July’s bearish-divergence Clusters could lead to a bigger pullback for stocks and crypto. I still retain the buy-the-dip stance rather than treating that risk as a reason to panic.

Oil holds above $100 with elevated RSI

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Light crude oil futures daily NYMEX chart

Crude oil futures moved back above $100. RSI peaked Thursday at 90.35, above its prior 88.63 peak on July 23, which in my view means oil can still go higher. This is a continuation observation, not a new entry plan.

Silver leads a broad metals selloff

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Silver US dollar daily OANDA chart

Silver fell 5.51% Thursday and printed a TBT Bearish Divergence. Gold dropped nearly 2%, platinum fell 6% with its second bearish divergence since August 31, copper lost nearly 5% and printed a Close Long, and uranium dropped 3.5%. The shared feature was speed: dips were falling too hard, too fast.

LINK reaches its Fast line for a bounce setup

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LINK daily Binance chart

LINK dropped to its Fast line as many ALT charts reached their own Fast lines, creating the Springboard Bounce setups discussed in the source. The bounce remains prospective rather than confirmed. Overhead TBO Resistance is the next visible test if the bounce develops; no numeric entry, stop or target was supplied.

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Aaron Dishner

Co-founder and lead instructor at The Better Traders, Inc., an international crypto education company, and owner of the popular crypto bot trading YouTube channel Moonin Papa, Aaron Dishner serves over 25,000 students across 36 countries as a world-leading bot trader and crypto day trading and swing trading expert. Combining his passion for educational excellence, stemming from a professional teaching background, with his remarkable skill set in crypto trading, Aaron’s mission is to make trading safe and accessible so anyone can learn to benefit from the greatest financial revolution of our time.
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